Aliendro’s image after Varela’s shot in the knee. Photo: TV capture.
Rodrigo Aliendro is convalescing at the Finochietto sanatorium, where he will remain hospitalized for at least 48 hours under observation, after successfully passing the surgery he underwent on Monday night for the fracture of the facial mass with failure of the malar and compromise of the floor of the he orbit he suffered on Sunday at the Bombonera after the impact of the face with the knee of Alan Varela, after the infringement committed by the Boca player.
Beyond the brief statement that River issued in which he merely reports that the midfielder of the squad led by Marcelo Gallardo “He is hospitalized and on the mend and will be discharged in the next few days“, Clarione he could find that Aliendro is fine, he woke up well andit takes two to three days of rest for the inflammation to subside and the pain to subside. And according to his brother, one of the relatives who keeps him company, they anesthetized him “thoroughly”.
With the floor of the orbit fractured and the malar -zygous- and side of the nose sunken, the 31-year-old driver was fixed with titanium microplates and microscrews, which served as a link between the damaged part and the fury. So, they reduced the fracture and put the bones in place after spending two and a half hours in the operating room.
Antibiotics, anti-inflammatories and absolute rest to fight inflammation and pain until discharge in 48 or 72 hours: these are the subsequent medical indications for the player, who has already started a convalescence that will last from two to three months and will move away from the competition until 2023.
Massimiliano Benozzi
Source: Clarin